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Albuca foetida is a bulbous geophyte from the arid Namaqualand region of South Africa, grown mainly by collectors of unusual bulbs. It needs a dry, sunny spot and a dormant period, and its leaves give off a foul smell.
Albuca foetida is a species of slime lily native to Namaqualand in South Africa first described in 1996 in Feddes Repertorium.
This plant grows in the deserts of Namaqualand. It lives in a subtropical environment
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
